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2011: A Year in Review at Rutgers
As the year draws to a close, Rutgers Today takes a look back at milestones, achievements, and big stories of 2011. It has been a year of challenges and triumphs at Rutgers. The following videos and stories are not intended to be comprehensive and all-inclusive, but to bring back memories and remind all of us that Rutgers is a vibrant and diverse place to live, work, and study.
We can take pride in the strength of people like Eric LeGrand – whose return to the Rutgers football family as a radio analyst has inspired a nation – and Professor Abram Gabriel – who made his way into the classroom in a wheelchair determined to teach again after a devastating stroke.The university's faculty generated leading research on HIV/AIDS, supercomputing, alcoholism, and influenza. One Rutgers professor was officially declared a "genius"; another was recognized for being a world-renowned "brain." Rutgers students received prestigious international fellowships and won academic competitions in economics and biotechnology. We continue to distinguish ourselves as a community with local and global reach, making Rutgers a place where luminaries like Steve Wozniak, Anderson Cooper, and Toni Morrison join the dialogue.
As forecasts for 2012 emerge, it is evident that the next calendar year will bring great change to Rutgers.
The restitution of World War II artwork like this rare early 16th century portrait by German artist Hans Baldung Grien is considered one of the most important legal and moral issues facing museums.
PRESIDENT McCORMICK TO STEP DOWN
Rutgers President Richard L. McCormick announces he will step down
Having led the university through nearly a decade of sweeping academic reforms and record levels of applications and enrollment, private donations, and financial support for research, Rutgers' 19th president will return to the faculty at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year. Read about the major accomplishments under his tenure.
Rutgers football achieves the nation's second best Academic Progress Rate from NCAA
Noting student athletes' success in the classroom and on the playing field, the NCAA ranks Rutgers in the top three nationally for the fourth consecutive year.
Computer science major and tennis team captain Amy Zhang receives Gates scholarship
Zhang is the sixth Rutgers student to receive the prestigious scholarship to pursue graduate study at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
Eric LeGrand appears on cover of Sports Illustrated
Fans vote the return of the former defensive tackle, who was paralyzed from an injury sustained during a football game against Army last year, the Best Sports Moment of the Year.
Rutgers team places 2nd in national Federal Reserve competition
The team of five economics and finance students excelled in the macroeconomics-based College Fed Challenge, bested only by a team from Harvard.
Pharmaceutical MBA students win prestigious biotech and healthcare case competition
Five Rutgers Business School students gave a "flawless presentation" for a unanimous victory over teams from other top business schools, including Harvard, Kellogg, and London Business School.
Students in the Rutgers 9/11 Student Journalism Project tell the stories of victims' children
Journalism students, youngsters when terrorists attacked America in 2001, try to make sense of the day by interviewing the children of those who did not survive.
Engineering students develop new Rutgers iPhone/iPad app
Available for 99 cents through Apple's App store, the RULost app allows users to check campus bus schedules, dining hall menus, and browse The Daily Targum from their Apple iOS device.
Rutgers and NJIT students take their solar house vision to international competition in Washington
Such innovative solar-powered structures may be the harbinger of housing's next generation, reducing the country's dependence on fossil fuels and creating a clean-energy economy.
Rutgers ranks #3 on annual survey of best schools for student veterans
Military Times Edge magazine cites university's financial assistance, academic flexibility, campus culture, and support services as friendly to veterans making the transition from military to college life.
History professor Jacob Soll wins prestigious MacArthur fellowship
A global expert on Machiavelli, Soll is one of 22 Americans selected for the extraordinarily competitive "genius grant."
Neuroscience professor Gyorgy Buzsaki is a co-winner of "The Brain Prize"
The award was given to Buzsaki and two other neuroscientists from his native Hungary for setting "the gold standard" with their research on brain function.
Molecular biology professor Abram Gabriel teaches after surviving stroke
Beating the odds and surviving a brain stem stroke on November 8, 2010, the associate professor returns to the classroom a year later.
Sign language courses increase in popularity, boosting resumes and fulfilling language requirements
Enrollment in American Sign Language (ASL) on the college level increased markedly in comparison with the country's three most popular foreign languages: Spanish, French, and German.
Rutgers professors take a deeper look at the oft-scorned Chick Lit genre
Academics say novels like The Devil Wears Prada and Confessions of a Shopaholic are a mirror on contemporary society and a portal into future reading.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Rutgers laboratory helped create the first AIDS drug to be approved by FDA in three years
Edurant, which can also be used in the development of treatments for a variety of other diseases, was developed in 2001 and took a decade to make its way through the regulatory process and clinical trials.
Rutgers research offers more evidence that caffeine lowers risk of skin cancer
Caffeine may become a weapon in prevention because it inhibits a protein enzyme in the skin and acts as a sunscreen by directly absorbing damaging ultraviolet light.
Rutgers Law Review publishes new information detailing story of government response to 9/11 attacks
Under the guidance of Dean John J. Farmer, Jr., former senior counsel to the 9/11Commission, the monograph details the FAA's situational awareness of the four hijacked aircraft and the military response.
Rutgers, UT Austin researchers explain why Influenza B virus exclusively infects humans
The research finding could help scientists develop drugs to fight seasonal influenza epidemics caused by the most common flu strain.
Rutgers-led research team wins first place prize for 'federated cloud' of globe spanning supercomputing technology
The effort involved integrating multiple computing resources into a virtual single computer to create a massive "cloud" capable of easily solving the toughest computing tasks.
Rutgers, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School receive $23 million to develop treatments for chemical weapons attacks
The NIH grant will support the development of therapies to be used if deadly chemical poisons were released into the general population.
Rutgers receives $10 million to track genetic causes of alcoholism
The grant will fund DNA extraction, basic genetic testing, and repository services for more than 46,000 saliva samples as part of a national research effort to determine factors that contribute to alcoholism.
Rutgers scientists gain new understanding of single-cell genomics from a bucket of seawater
By analyzing genomes of the tiniest marine animals known to science, researchers demonstrated a possible way to address organisms as different as coral reefs and human disease.
UNIVERSITY EXPANSION AND ENHANCEMENT
Rutgers responds to the proposed merger with Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Such a merger will help cement the state's leadership position in pharmaceuticals and the biomedical sciences and support the industries that have been and will be at the heart of New Jersey's economic prowess.
Rutgers breaks ground for new business school home on Livingston campus
The new facility is a key component of the university's long-term initiative to make the Livingston campus into a hub for business and professional studies.
International Institute for Peace at Rutgers now affiliated with UNESCO
Chaired by Academy Award winning actor and humanist Forest Whitaker and Rutgers anthropology professor Aldo Civico, the institute will educate the next generation of peace-building leaders.
Rutgers opens the Center for Integrative Proteomics Research
Research into promeotics can provide a fuller understanding of the molecular basis of disease and may lead to the development of new diagnostic techniques and new drug treatments.
Rutgers breaks ground for academic center on Atlantic Cape Community College campus
Fulfilling a rapidly growing demand for four-year college degrees along the shore, the new facility will expand opportunities for students in Atlantic, Cape May and surrounding counties.
New Livingston Dining Commons opens to rave reviews
Part of the redevelopment of Livingston campus, the spacious, state-of-the-art facility offers a variety of dining options, including cook-to-order stations, fresh fruit, salad bars, and take-out.
Rutgers Board of Governors approves creation of School of Nursing
Graduate nursing programs, including a PhD program, are planned in targeted clinical specialties to develop top-tier nursing scientists and scholars.
Rutgers announces record year in fundraising and largest gift in university history
Propelled in part by an anonymous $27 million gift to recruit and retain outstanding faculty, Rutgers raised a record $137.4 million in private donations during the 2010-11 academic year.
ON CAMPUS
Rutgers hosts Anderson Cooper 360 town hall on bullying
The university served as the venue for a Bullying Prevention Month discussion on the first anniversary of the Tyler Clementi tragedy.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak encourages entrepreneurs to "write their own book"
An audience of hundreds of budding entrepreneurs and inventors gathered to learn Wozniak's lessons of entrepreneurial resourcefulness, including how lack of capital spurred affordable personal computers.
Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison addresses nearly 30,000 during Commencement in Rutgers Stadium
The university held one of the largest and most inclusive commencements in its history, conferring degrees in the football stadium for the first time since the early 1970s and marking the first graduating class of the School of Arts and Sciences.
Rutgers Business School and the Obama administration host first-ever Urban Entrepreneurship Summit
Bringing together entrepreneurs, private capital, government, and academic resources, the summit explored ways to create wealth in in urban communities.
Rutgers holds first official naturalization ceremony at Eagleton Institute of Politics
Thirty candidates from the Eagleton Program on Immigration and Democracy became U.S. citizens during the ceremony conducted under the auspices of the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Rare Renaissance painting plundered by Nazis returned to owner after family's six-decade search
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk shares insight on new trade agreements, job creation
A member of President Obama's cabinet, Kirk oversees the trade office's market-opening agenda throughout the world while working to enforce America's trade rights in support of U.S. businesses and workers.
PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Rutgers College of Nursing partners with Episcopal University in Haiti
Haiti's first graduate program in nursing, aimed at keeping skilled nurses at home where they are desperately needed, will be modeled after the Rutgers Nursing master's degree curriculum.
Early Learning Research Academy sets infants, toddlers, and pre-schoolers on path to college
In addition to literacy, math, and social development, for children from birth to age 5, the Camden program provides dual-language learning that involves instruction completely in Spanish three days a week.
Interfaith Thanksgiving brings religious groups together to prepare meals for the less fortunate
Jewish and Muslim campus organizations, including Shalom/Salaam, combined efforts to provide 500 meals to local soup kitchens.
Inaugural Alumni Day of Service galvanizes Rutgers graduates
Reflecting the diversity of alumni interests and passions, the first Alumni Day of Service brought Rutgers graduates to New Jersey food banks and community gardens and inspired projects as far away as San Diego and Germany.
Media Contact: Amber E. Hopkins-Jenkins
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